# waxed

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈwækst/ · frequency rank #26,304

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of wax

## Easily confused with
- **wed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxed-vs-wed)
- **weed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxed-vs-weed)
- **waxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxed-vs-waxy)
- **wiped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxed-vs-wiped)
- **wired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxed-vs-wired)
- **wax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wax-vs-waxed)
- **wad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wad-vs-waxed)
- **wake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wake-vs-waxed)
- **wave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wave-vs-waxed)
- **wage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wage-vs-waxed)
- **ward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ward-vs-waxed)
- **wade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wade-vs-waxed)
- **ware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ware-vs-waxed)
- **wand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wand-vs-waxed)
- **wane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wane-vs-waxed)
- **wale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wale-vs-waxed)
- **wald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wald-vs-waxed)
- **Water** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/water-vs-waxed)
- **Wales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wales-vs-waxed)
- **waves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waves-vs-waxed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`awxed`, `waexd`, `waxde`, `waxedd`, `waxxed`, `wwaxed`, `wxaed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/waxed